The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 05, 2008

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

ECONOMY: Cement demand slows
ACC, Ambuja record drop in dispatches. Mumbai, Nov. 4 The first sign of cement demand slowdown was evident from the fall in production and dispatches for October announced by major ...

SOCIAL WELFARE: ‘Make foreign contribution Act more stringent’
Reforms panel for more interaction between Govt & corporates. New Delhi, Nov. 4 In a bid to tackle the problem of governments and industry working at cross-purposes in rolling out development programmes across various parts of the country, a ...

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY: Tirupur garment exporters fear drop in demand
US turmoil, slowdown in Europe impacting business. The ongoing economic turmoil in the US and the general slowdown in the European markets have dampened the hopes of the garment exporting community in Tirupur, which now fears a drastic drop in ...

STEEL: Steel conference to focus on input cost rise
Hyderabad to host meet organised by mjunction Services. Hyderabad, Nov. 4 Steel majors NMDC Ltd, Kudremukh Iron & Ore Company, Tata Steel, SAIL, Essar Steel, Jindal Stainless Ltd, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (Australia), HYL Technologies ...

ENVIRONMENT: ICT use can help cut emissions: Study
Mumbai, Nov 4 India may be known the world over for its expertise in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector; but the use of such technology within the country is rather limited. A more pervasive use of ICT can help ...

FOREIGN TRADE: Deora in Turkmenistan
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ECONOMY: Nobel laureate Stiglitz’s lecture
Nobel laureate Prof Joseph Stiglitz will deliver the tenth D T Lakdawala Meomorial Lecture in New Delhi on December 20. He will be speaking on the theme ‘Crises Today and the Future of Capitalism’. The D T Lakdawal Memorial ...

INVESTMENTS: Kerala Ministers get investment proposals from US
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 4 The Kerala Ministers for Industry and Tourism, Mr Elamaram Kareem and Mr Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who are on a visit to the US along with a high-level official delegation, have received proposals for investment in ...

NRIS: Assocham for removing interest rate cap on NRI deposits
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) wants the interest rate cap on foreign currency deposits by non-resident Indians to ...

TAXATION: Isaac foresees 25% growth in tax revenue
Kochi, Nov. 4 Despite the economic slowdown gripping the country and a greater part of the world, Kerala’s tax receipts are poised to grow by 25 per cent during the current fiscal, the State Finance Minister, Dr T.M. Thomas Isaac, ...

TEXTILES: India seeks Belgium aid to stop EU from hiking duty on bed linen
New Delhi, Nov. 4 Concerned over the European Union’s proposal to increase the counter-veiling duty (CVD) on cotton-type bed linen, India on Tuesday urged Belgium to engage with the EC to resolve ...

PETROLEUM: GAIL signs pact with Himachal Pradesh for extension of gas pipeline
New Delhi, Nov. 4 GAIL (India) Ltd has signed a cooperation agreement with Himachal Pradesh Government for looking at extending the proposed Dadri-Bawana-Nangal natural gas pipeline to the ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: FICCI setting up mechanism to interact with Government panel
New Delhi, Nov. 4 FICCI is setting up a task force to work with the high-level committee announced by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, yesterday which will address the current economic situation, the FICCI President and MP, Mr ...

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS: Toyota launches anti-fakes drive
Kochi, Nov. 4 Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has launched its ‘No to Counterfeit’ campaign, aimed at increasing awareness among consumers about the negative effects of counterfeit automobile ...

POWER: Plea for uninterrupted power supply
Madurai, Nov. 4 The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board should ensure uninterrupted power supply throughout the day for industrial units, on implementation of the new proposal on power cut from November ...

HEALTH: Gates in town
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HEALTH: Dial 108 services launched in Madurai
Madurai, Nov. 4 The Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mr M.R.K. Paneer Selvam, launched the Dial 108 Emergency Response Services (ERS), here on Tuesday, flagging off 13 of 108 ambulances in ...

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Chandrayaan put further on lunar path
Bangalore, Nov. 4 ISRO’s scientists gave Chandrayaan-1 a fresh boost on Tuesday morning to put it further on track to the ...

ECONOMY: PM heads panel to look into industry woes
New Delhi, Nov. 4 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, will head an apex committee, which has been formed to assess the concerns of the industry, a release ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: Quality summit
The 16th Quality Summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry will begin here on November 6 in the backdrop of a six-pronged approach enunciated by Prof C.K. Prahlad, the marketing guru, for building a vibrant India@75. ...

ECONOMY: Wanted: A new global currency
It is over a month since Lehman Brothers caved in, and more than three weeks since Iceland’s Prime Minister warned that his country was close to national bankruptcy. Over the last few weeks, there have been a number of high-level meetings, ...

FOREIGN TRADE: Australia keen on comprehensive free trade pact
Australia is seeking a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with India covering agriculture, manufacture and services and investments so that efficiency gains could be ensured, the Australian Minister of Trade Mr. Simon ...